Report: Richie Sambora fired from Bon Jovi tour

Citing the website RumorFix.com, the article said Sambora's departure was over money.

Sources said Sambora was earning $2 million a month plus 20 percent of tour profits from the tour, while replacement guitarist Philip "Phil X" Xenidis earned about $10,000 a month, RumorFix reported.

Sambora will collect songwriting royalties and merchandise profits but, "Richie wants to go back onstage -- that's his first love. He's really upset over the news," the unnamed source said, according to RumorFix.

The "Because We Can" tour began in February.

Sambora, 54, has been with Bon Jovi for 30 years. He left the band in the spring citing a "personal matter." He released a solo album, "Aftermath of the Lowdown," in September.